Last week: The Gryphons cruised in the third round with a blowout 49-20 win over Southern Guilford. Havelock knocked off top-seeded West Craven 24-7, continuing a trend of allowing 14 points per game or fewer this postseason.…

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As the first half died down during a I-AA third round playoffs matchup with top-seeded East Carteret, the Tarboro High football player noticed the Mariners relied on an underneath throw to his side of the field. With…

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Isaac Edge’s dark blue practice jersey scraped against the brick wall he was propped against. With his arms folded, he smiled as he looked out at the football field at Rocky Mount High School. He smiled because he belongs here.

Montre Cash knew he had to be somebody different on the basketball court this season.

The Nash Central High boys’ basketball team will need its senior point guard to be a score-first player, a role Cash hasn’t played in high school. A little work in the offseason has made Cash just that…

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December 06, 2016

CHARLOTTE — Panthers coach Ron Rivera is not worried about losing the faith of his players in the locker room after his decision to bench Cam Newton for the start of Sunday night’s game against the Seattle Seahawks.

Thomas Battle had just changed out of his practice gear and into a shirt and shorts, and was one of the last players to leave the locker room. Battle wore a backpack with straps over both shoulders, and fiddled with his 2015 state championship ring on his right hand.

The Rocky Mount High senior…

Position switch a right fit for Gryphons' Battle/High-Schools/2016/12/02/Position-switch-a-right-fit-for-Gryphons-Battle.html3

Last week: The Warriors found themselves in a full-on slugfest with Northside-Pinetown, coming out on top in a 16-14 victory. Normally reliant on the run, North Edgecombe’s two scores came from the arm of quarterback Mark Williams. When its offense…

A reliable rushing option during his first three years at Rocky Mount High, the South Carolina-committed linebacker just hadn’t gotten his chance in 2016. A broken hand before the season and a nagging…

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Junior defensive end Tyquan Lewis and senior punter Cameron Johnston were each named major award winners by the Big Ten Conference Tuesday as the all-conference defensive and specialists teams were announced by the league.

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August 10, 2016

Wednesday was a day of firsts for Rocky Mount native Brian Goodwin.

The 25-year-old outfielder earned his first career start for the Washington Nationals, replacing Bryce Harper is right field while Harper deals with a stiff neck, and then capped off the game with a single into right field for his…